Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Kings faced off with the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 142-134 in their last game. Sacramento walked away from the game with a 47.6% FG percentage (49 of 103) and made 11 of their 44 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings knocked down 25 of 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 53.1% from the field on 52 of 98 shooting. San Antonio recorded 31 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, San Antonio snagged 52 rebounds (14 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 rejections. San Antonio finished the game at 86.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 29 attempts. They also knocked down 13 out of their 34 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 23 while the Spurs recorded 25 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He had 28 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. Fox finished shooting 43.5% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this one with a win-loss record of 47-31 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 42.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 2,123 assists this season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,077 of 2,899) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 121.4 points per outing (1st in basketball) while hitting 49.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 21.1 personal fouls. They surrender 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.3). The Kings defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.3% (3,425 of 6,953) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 30th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,082 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mavericks took a defeat with a final score of 132-130 when they faced the Hawks. The Mavericks were able to pull down 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Hawks committed 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to make 22 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. In reference to three-point attempts, Dallas knocked down 10 of their 38 tries (26.3%). Overall, the Mavericks finished 49 for 95 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. The Mavericks allowed the Hawks to make 51 out of their 108 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this matchup. They went 34.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 35 and ended up going 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). When it comes to team rebounding, Dallas permitted Atlanta to get 53 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks in this matchup. He knocked down 16 of 27 for the game giving him a rate of 59.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Irving scored 41 points in his 44 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 37-42 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Dallas has scored 9,014 points for the year (114.1 per contest) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 22.8 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they hit 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 15th in the league in PPG given up with 113.8. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (24th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (875 of 2,490) and their opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.8 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, ranking them 10th and 20th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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